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Originally Posted by zippyneedsawin
I think I read an article that the "dogs" were out on the turf course as well, meaning the horses were running some 30-40 feet (or more) off of the rail. That alone can account for the "slow" workout times.
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The works were all slow from that standpoint. SU ran an extra furlong in 9 seconds compared to EC. EC I am sure was just stretching his legs, but I can see why people would think SU made EC look slow. Turf racing is weird though, SU's speed could be his worst enemy on the turf. I know they thought long and hard about the 8.5 F Dwyer, but one has a purse that is $850K more and nothing spectacular running in it. Discrete Cat and Corinthian are targetting the Dwyer and OK breds like the horse mentioned above are targeting the VA race. Easy call.